Breaking Information Analyst, Part-Time (Fixed Term Contract)

Job Description

Who we are:

Dataminr puts real-time AI and public data to work for our clients, generating relevant and actionable alerts for global corporations, public sector agencies, newsrooms, and NGOs. Our leading AI platform detects the earliest signals of high-impact events and emerging risks from vast amounts of publicly available information. Our real-time alerts enable tens of thousands of users at hundreds of public and private sector organizations to learn first of breaking events around the world, develop effective risk mitigation strategies, and respond with confidence as crises unfold.

Dataminr is making its mark for growth and innovation, recently earning recognition on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500, Forbes AI 50 and Forbes Cloud 100 lists. We also earned accolades for ‘Most Innovative Use of AI’ from the 2020 AI & Machine Learning Awards.

Join our team and help the world manage risk in real time. You’ll work with 800+ talented people across eight offices, united by our passion to collaborate, make a difference, and have fun while doing it!

Breaking Information Analyst

Part-time, Fixed term contract (1 year)

About the role:

Dataminr’s Breaking Information Analysts (Domain Experts) are an essential component of our company’s success - ensuring the alerts we send to our clients are of the best possible quality and making Dataminr’s AI platform more advanced. As a Domain Expert, you will monitor and analyze our data feeds and annotate, label and edit signals in real time. You will be an integral part of our algorithm training process and our advanced realtime human-AI feedback loop that integrates key knowledge domains into our AI models. As a Domain Expert, you will also play a key role in defining new factors to improve our alerts, data source coverage, machine learning and AI models.

Who you are:

You are a highly motivated individual who (1) thrives in a real-time information environment; (2) is a mission-oriented team player who wants to make an impact on the world; and (3) is ready to be an expert on breaking news and world events

Desired Skills & Experience:

• In final year of studying for an undergraduate or graduate degree in Economics, International Relations, Communications/PR, Political Science, or a closely related field strongly preferred
• Highly adaptable and able to juggle multiple competing priorities during stressful events
• Deep understanding of geopolitical and risk issues
• Ability to monitor and analyze data in a fast-paced environment in English; ability to read and understand a second language preferred especially Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Russian, French, German
• Passion for breaking news, current world events, technology, and a great understanding of both social media and publicly-available data
• Ability to work both collaboratively and independently within a team
• Strong online research skills
• Enthusiastic approach to innovation and strategic thinking
• Excellent verbal and written communication

Additional Requirements

• Able to take part in a three-week (40hrs per week) training program end of November - early December
• Able to work weekends, with a minimum of two days per week between Friday and Monday

Why you should work here:

• We recognize and reward hard work with competitive pay and benefits, including a work-from-home allowance
• We want you to be your best, authentic self by supporting you with:
• a diverse, driven, and passionate team of coworkers who want you to succeed
• individual learning and development fund and professional training
• generous leave
• remote working friendly perks such as expanded telehealth options for mental and physical wellbeing, meditation and health and fitness app reimbursements

...and this is just to name a few!

Dataminr is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Individuals seeking employment at Dataminr are considered without regards to race, sex, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetics, marital status, pregnancy, unemployment status, sexual orientation, citizenship status or veteran status.

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